Culebras de maíz : los xatsy del depósito ritual ayuujk en Oaxacaes

The ayuujk or mixe from Oaxaca have a solid vision of the world and a strong ritual life. To perform the rituals that are part of their culture, they follow special steps under the guidance of the xëmaapyë or ritual specialist. He or she is previously consulted to indicate the amounts of bundles, co...

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Main Author: Ma. Carmen Castillo Cisneros
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Language:Spanish
Published: Groupe de Recherche Amérique Latine Histoire et Mémoire 2013-11-01
Series:Les Cahiers ALHIM
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/alhim/4586
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description The ayuujk or mixe from Oaxaca have a solid vision of the world and a strong ritual life. To perform the rituals that are part of their culture, they follow special steps under the guidance of the xëmaapyë or ritual specialist. He or she is previously consulted to indicate the amounts of bundles, corn figurines, corn powder, small tamales, cigars, candles, mezcal, tepache and poultry needed for making the offerings and the animal sacrifice. And it is women who before going to the mountain, follow a strict mathematical sequence in developing the components of the offering that will be deposited at the foot of the Catholic altar in the household and then in the mountain. Due to its particular presence on deposits made by Santa María Tlahuitoltepec ayuujk, the present work provides a description of a single element of the deposit, the xatsy (counted bundles) its shape, amount and possible meanings, following the notions of polysemy and movement.
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Culebras de maíz : los xatsy del depósito ritual ayuujk en Oaxacaes
Les Cahiers ALHIM
Offerings
Ritual
Ayuujk
Counted Bundles
Corn
title Culebras de maíz : los xatsy del depósito ritual ayuujk en Oaxacaes
title_full Culebras de maíz : los xatsy del depósito ritual ayuujk en Oaxacaes
title_fullStr Culebras de maíz : los xatsy del depósito ritual ayuujk en Oaxacaes
title_full_unstemmed Culebras de maíz : los xatsy del depósito ritual ayuujk en Oaxacaes
title_short Culebras de maíz : los xatsy del depósito ritual ayuujk en Oaxacaes
title_sort culebras de maiz los xatsy del deposito ritual ayuujk en oaxacaes
topic Offerings
Ritual
Ayuujk
Counted Bundles
Corn
url https://journals.openedition.org/alhim/4586
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